House enacts bill to create statewide education accountability council to review school indicators
The Alabama House approved HB604, which establishes a statewide accountability council to evaluate the data and indicators used in school grading and recommend measures to better prepare students for college and careers. Supporters said it creates a deliberate review process; critics argued outreach to local superintendents and classroom educators was uneven.
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Representative Collins told lawmakers the bill "actually creates an accountability council that will look at the data to make sure that the indicators we're using are truly preparing our students for college or for career" and asked colleagues to place the measure on the calendar.
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